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Whoever acquiresקֹנֶהsenseלֵּבlovesאֹהֵבhis soul;נַפְשׁוֹwhoever keepsשֹׁמֵרinsightתְּבוּנָהwill findלִמְצֹאgood.טוֹב
Proverbs 19:8
Study it in the app“Whoever acquires sense loves his soul; whoever keeps insight will find good.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 19:8, word by word
- Whoever acquiresקֹנֶהkone
acquire
To get something: "get wisdom".
Where else “kone” appears- senseלֵּבlev
mind
The mind: "lacking heart" means foolish.
Where else “lev” appears- lovesאֹהֵבohev
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ohev” appears- his soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears- whoever keepsשֹׁמֵרshomer
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shomer” appears- insightתְּבוּנָהtevuna
understanding
Understanding: the ability to understand and to find the right way.
Where else “tevuna” appears- will findמְצֹאmetso
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “metso” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears
The context
7All the brothers of a poor man hate him; how much more do his companions go far from him! He pursues words; they are not there.
8 · This verse (above)
9A witness of lies will not go unpunished, and whoever utters lies will perish.